Claire Danes
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
They moved to the Bowery in the late 60s, and my dad's...
His mom, Claire, who I'm named after, died when he was a kid.
And then I guess he kind of had this money finally.
And they bought a loft building with another couple that they still own on Crosby Street where I was growing up.
So it was, you know, we had a swing, we had a trapeze, I would roller skate.
It's kind of how we pictured New York kids to be living.
I had some shame about it too.
And I had cousins who lived in the suburbs and all I wanted was to
be in a cul-de-sac and have like a basement and carpet on the floor.
But, you know, it was also very cool.
And, you know, Basquiat lived in our building.
I remember being really little and, you know,
He was kind of... He was very sweet.
Like, he was very... Charming.